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Tourism Geography?. Geography in general terms: characteristics of landforms, and relationship to economic and cultural activities of residents Tourism geography: adding a new dimension of travel and tourism Emphasis on relationship of physical landforms to the needs of travelers
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Tourism Geography? • Geography in general terms: characteristics of landforms, and relationship to economic and cultural activities of residents • Tourism geography: adding a new dimension of travel and tourism • Emphasis on relationship of physical landforms to the needs of travelers • Emphasis on relationship of cultural and economic activities to the needs of travelers
Physical Geography • Cartography: mapping or projecting landforms and water • Mercator projection • Robinson projection • Goode’s Homolosine projection • Peters Equal Area projection • There are many other less known Projections • Geographic position (What is at 40’26”N, 86’54”W) • longitude • latitude
Physical Geography • Geographic Time • Time zones • Greenwich Mean Time -The Prime Meridian • International Date Line: 180 Degrees form the PM • Equator: 0 degrees Longitude • Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn 23o 27’ N and S
Physical Geography • Climate and weather • four primary factors:Latitude, Mountains, Water, Current • Five climate zones: Tropical, Temperate, Polardefined by: • altitude • water • air • seasons
Geography and Tourism • Geographic features affect the ways residents live - cultural and economic • Relating geographic features to travelers’ destination choice • Relating cultural and economic features in a geographic region to travelers’ destination choice
Why People Travel • A glimpse of travel motivation theory • Types of travel and relationship to geography • Business • Leisure • Cultural